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Anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada laid to rest
South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada has been laid to rest in Johannesburg. Kathrada, who spent 26 years in jail for acts of sabotage against South Africa’s white minority government, died on Tuesday at the age 87 after struggling with a brief illness following brain sugery, his foundation said. A…
Read More »Appointment of Dr. Joseph Nnanna as Chairman of AFC
Dr Alade retires from AFC Board of Directors Dr. Joseph Nnanna, Chairman of AFC LAGOS, Nigeria, 29 March 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, announces that Dr Sarah Alade, its Chairman, representing the Central Bank of Nigeria, from…
Read More »Somalia faces major cholera outbreak
The United Nations has raised alarm over a major outbreak of cholera in southern Somalia. Aid groups are already scrambling to help people suffering from severe drought and mass malnutrition. The UN is urging immediate action and aid to avert the crisis. Al Jazeera got access to a hospital in…
Read More »South Africans march against xenophobic attacks
Pressure is mounting on South Africa’s government to do more to protect foreigners. Hundreds of people marched in Johannesburg in support of victims of recent xenophobic attacks. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Johannesburg. The post South Africans march against xenophobic attacks appeared first on African Media Agency. Source:…
Read More »Simone Gbagbo cleared of war crimes charges
An Ivory Coast court has found former first lady Simone Gbagbo not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity after a trial on her alleged role in postelection abuses that led to the deaths of thousands. Judge Kouadio Bouatchi with the country’s highest criminal court said a jury unanimously…
Read More »Bodies of suspected UN workers in DRC found
Three bodies – including those of a male and female Caucasian – have been found in Congo’s Kasai-Central province, the government said on Tuesday, and are suspected to be those of UN staff who disappeared two weeks ago. American Michael Sharp, Swede Zaida Catalan, interpreter Betu Tshintela, driver Isaac Kabuayi,…
Read More »Five men arrested in India over attacks on Africans
Indian police arrested five men after hundreds of people went on a violent rampage targeting Africans outside of New Delhi where a teenage boy died of a suspected drug overdose. Senior police officer Sujata Singh told AFP news agency on Tuesday that four other suspects were on the run, adding about…
Read More »La Semaine du développement de l’Afrique s’est ouverte à Dakar avec un appel pour des politiques axées sur les jeunes
Anthony Mogae Maruping, Commissaire économique de l’Union Africaine accueille Abdallah Hamdok the la commission économique pour l’Afrique au 3ème jour de la Semaine Afrique de Développement DAKAR, Sénégal, 28 mars 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Il est impératif que les gouvernements africains adoptent des stratégies cohérentes et des plans de…
Read More »Truecaller and Google Come Together to Improve Video Calling for Millions – As Truecaller Rolls Out New SMS and Flash Messaging Services to Users
Google Duo integration into Truecaller set to bring all-in-one communications app to millions, as Truecaller app adds new messaging and SMS blocking features LAGOS, Nigeria, 28 March 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Truecaller today announced a strategic agreement to integrate Google Duo, a high quality video calling service, within the…
Read More »Anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dies
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in jail – many of them alongside Nelson Mandela – for acts of sabotage against South Africa’s white minority government, died in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning at the age of 87. He had been admitted to hospital with blood clotting in his brain earlier…
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AFG Aviation Ireland Limited Expands African Footprint with CRJ1000 Finance Lease to Nigeria’s Cally Air
Mr. Christian Hatje, SVP Commercial and Managing Director of AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, with …
